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Breed and parity differences in ovine placentation: Implications for placental efficiency and lamb vigour

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

C. M. Dwyer ,
S. K. Calvert ,
M. Farish ,
S. Cotham ,
J. Donbavand ,
J. Chirnside  and
H. E. Pickup
C. M. Dwyer
Affiliation:
Behavioural Sciences Department, Animal Biology Division, SAC, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK
S. K. Calvert
Affiliation:
Behavioural Sciences Department, Animal Biology Division, SAC, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK
M. Farish
Affiliation:
Behavioural Sciences Department, Animal Biology Division, SAC, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK
S. Cotham
Affiliation:
Behavioural Sciences Department, Animal Biology Division, SAC, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK
J. Donbavand
Affiliation:
Behavioural Sciences Department, Animal Biology Division, SAC, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK
J. Chirnside
Affiliation:
Behavioural Sciences Department, Animal Biology Division, SAC, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK
H. E. Pickup
Affiliation:
Behavioural Sciences Department, Animal Biology Division, SAC, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK
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Lamb vigour at birth (i.e. time to stand after delivery) is known to be affected by a number of maternal factors, such as parity and litter size (Dwyer, 2002), as well as lamb breed (Dwyer et al., 1996), and is related to subsequent lamb survival (Dwyer et al., 2001). It is likely that these factors act before birth to influence lamb development and may exert their effects through differences in placental development and function. The purpose of this experiment was to examine the effects of ewe parity, litter size and ewe breed on placental components, and relate these to lamb behavioural development at birth.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2003 , 2003 , pp. 5
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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